Gulargambone, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Gulargambone is a small town on the Castlereagh River in the central-west plains of New South Wales, in Coonamble Shire and in Wiradjuri country. Its name is generally taken to derive from a Wiradjuri term meaning 'watering place of many birds', or 'place of galahs', and the galah has become the town's emblem. Gulargambone was gazetted as a village in 1883 and grew as a service centre for the surrounding sheep and wheat country. The town is known for its community spirit: it opened one of Australia's first community-owned post offices in 2000, and its old buildings now house '2828', a community centre with a cafe and gift shop named after the local postcode. It won a state Tidy Towns award in 2005.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Gulargambone is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 866, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Gulargambone at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 528
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $953
- SEIFA score
- 866
- Coordinates
- -31.2818, 148.4547
Gulargambone demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Gulargambone using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 30% of homes are rented, and 2% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 106 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 44 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 117 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 157 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 101 | 19% |
Share of the 525 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 87 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 31 | 15% |
| Rented | 61 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 191 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 191 occupied private dwellings in Gulargambone.
- Median weekly rent
- $160
- Median monthly mortgage
- $542
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,447
- Median weekly personal income
- $563
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10 (2%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 9 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 163 (31%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 118 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Employed full-time
- 132
- Employed part-time
- 53
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Gulargambone
Where is Gulargambone?
Gulargambone is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Gulargambone?
At the 2021 Census, Gulargambone had a population of about 528.
Is Gulargambone an advantaged area?
Gulargambone has an ABS SEIFA score of 866, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
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